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May 14, 1984

China will take part in Olympics

China has accepted the invitation to participate in the 1984 Summer Olympic Games, the Los Angels Olympic Organizing Committee (LAOOC) said on Saturday.

According to Steve Montiel, spokesman for the LAOOC, China's formal acceptance came through a letter from Zhong Shitong, president of Chinese Olympic Committee, and was handed to Charles Lee, LAOOC envoy to China.

Lee and his delegation flew back to Los Angeles yesterday after holding a series of meetings in Beijing.

Guangzhou opens area to investors

The Guangzhou municipal government has earmarked Huangpu district as an economic development zone.

The decision was announced at a reception in Guangzhou on Thursday that was attended by commercial consuls of consulates general of the US and Japan, and representatives of 10 Guangzhou banking offices of Britain, France and Japan.

Zhu Shenglin, deputy secretary of Guangzhou Municipal Party Committee, said the district is suitable for development of industries because it has good water and power supply, as well as communications and transport facilities.

Traffic rules reduce noise pollution in Beijing

Limitations on car horns and a total ban on high-pitched horns in Beijing's urban areas have reduced traffic noise by one to six decibels in the city's main streets, according to the Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau.

Horns are now banned on 70 Beijing streets. The sound level of all the horns installed in the city's 230,000 is below 105 decibels.

In the past two years, 120,000 vehicles have been fitted with low frequency horns.

(China Daily 05/14/2009 page9)